Teabaggers surrounded the capitol building today to spit and curse at Democrats getting ready to vote on the big healthcare bill.

Washington (CNN) - Civil rights icon and veteran Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, said anti-health care bill protesters Saturday repeatedly yelled the “N” word at him as he left a heath care meeting and walked to the Capitol.

“I haven’t seen heard anything like this in more than 40 years, maybe 45.” Lewis said. “Since the march from Selma to Montgomery really.”

“Yeah, but it’s okay,” Lewis added. “I’ve faced this before. So, it reminded me of the 60’s. There’s a lot of downright hate and anger and people are just being downright mean.”

I’ve been trying to explain that these people are racists to my parents for a long time. Both claim to be Republicans but only seem to be Republicans because they don’t want the government to have their hard earned money. I tried to explain to them that no one in their right mind would want that, Democrat or Republican. Republicans just aren’t willing to accept the fact they can’t always get what they want. That’s why the Tea-bAggers exist.. because the Republicans lost the election. If they’d won, there would be no teabagging protests… because the government would be doing what they wanted.

Protesters also hurled anti-gay comments at Rep. Barney Frank, D-Massachusetts, who is openly gay, as he left the same health care meeting that Lewis attended in a House office building.

A CNN producer overheard the word “faggot” yelled at Frank several times in the lobby of the Longworth building. Frank said he heard someone yell “homo” at him.

“I’m disappointed,” Frank said. “There’s an unwillingness to be civil.”